Unlike other protests, this one was not only attended but
also organized by Republican members of Congress. These people came to DC -- signs and all -- at
the request of the GOP.

But shortly after addressing the crowd, Rep. Eric Cantor
(R-VA) actually blamed Democrats for the hateful images on display. In an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell,
Cantor suggested that the signs were the mere result of "frustration" over the
democratically elected majority's "extreme policies." Mitchell pushed him to
say whether he's "comfortable with those attacks against the President of the United States,"
but Cantor quickly changed the subject:

CANTOR: Listen, I don't think we
should engage in personal attacks. But I think, and what I take the message
from the gathering of tens of thousands of people on the steps of the Capitol
today, and the elections on Tuesday, is the fact that, you know what, we need
some balance here in Washington.

According to the Capitol Police, the crowd was around
4,000 people -- far smaller than Cantor's "tens of thousands"
estimation.